WhoDat1985'S MOCK DRAFT
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WhoDat1985'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 25, 2024

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Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (NO)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (NO)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Luke McCaffrey
QB Rice
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (NO)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Ethan Driskell Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (NO)
Ethan Driskell
OT Marshall
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NO)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (NO)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Mason Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NO)
Mason Fairchild
TE Kansas
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Mason Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Mason Fairchild
TE Kansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Players Gained
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Dax Hill
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Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Saints a B+.

The Saints put a flag in the ground for Mason Fairchild, 52 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. Call it a sensible B+, earned the boring way.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Jacobs.

On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In the 18th overall pick they get a disruptor off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick45 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
They did well to land Tyler Guyton in pick No. 45, just ahead of his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick49 Rnd2 Zach Frazier
They went early on Zach Frazier in slot 49, and the value did not follow. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick136 Rnd4 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey at the Round 4 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick152 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
They read the board right and Malik Mustapha was the payoff at the 152nd pick. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick170 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
Layden Robinson at pick 170 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick176 Rnd6 Ethan Driskell
Ethan Driskell in No. 176 is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick192 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Curtis Jacobs at pick 192 is the proof. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick205 Rnd6 Sam Hartman
They paid sticker price for Sam Hartman in Round 6, Pick 30, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick238 Rnd7 Mason Fairchild
This one needs a full-page explanation: Mason Fairchild in pick No. 238, miles early. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.